I'm building a super PC at work in anticipation

( Peej, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:26, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I cannot adequately explain in text form how far beyond my capabilities that is

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:35, Reply)

building PCs is easy
even I've done it. It's like stickle bricks
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:36, Reply)

A magazine I read
once described building a PC "like Lego, only with a slightly higher risk of horrific electrical death".
( Kroney, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:38, Reply)

and much better kudos from
people who don't realise how easy it is.

for some reason no one is impressed when you build stuff from lego
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:39, Reply)

Not even that unless you try hard
The maximum internal voltage (outside the PSU) should be 12V
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:39, Reply)

Indeed
and even then you'd have to be stupid enough to plug it in before assembling the rest of the machine.

It amused me, that's all.
( Kroney, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:41, Reply)

The capacitors in the PSU can hold a charge,
for the rest you stand more chance of damaging the PC than yourself if you fiddle while running, and usually not even that. I've not actually killed on since I forced the power supply from a 286 onto a 386 mobo as then plug styles were 'close enough'. lots of magic smoke escaped but no one was hurt.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:44, Reply)

All this egg-sucking instruction
over a passage that amused me.
( Kroney, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:46, Reply)

Well, you youing'uns need telling
innit?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:47, Reply)

I just wanted to join in with the big boys
so I looked like less of a pathetic arty person and more of a techy.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:49, Reply)

There's no risk of that unless you plug it in and turn it on

(PsychoChomp, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:40, Reply)

it's no fun without the danger

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:41, Reply)

I routinely plug mine in when its spread out on my desk
Electricity never killed anyone!
( Peej, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:42, Reply)

plug it in, yes
(that stops static problems) but just don't turn it on
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:43, Reply)

This^

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:44, Reply)